diff --git a/deps/build.py b/deps/build.py
index 58f88dd45..0455bf770 100755
--- a/deps/build.py
+++ b/deps/build.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 treat_warnings_as_errors=false
 v8_embedder_string="-v8go"
 v8_enable_gdbjit=false
-v8_enable_i18n_support=false
+v8_enable_i18n_support=true
 v8_enable_test_features=false
 v8_untrusted_code_mitigations=false
 exclude_unwind_tables=true